Practice of Implementation of Lean Production Philosophy in Institutions of Higher Education

Abstract

The article describes the experience of introducing lean production philosophy at Astrakhan State University in terms of a consistent study of the practice of effective implementing 14 principles of Toyota production system in the university. There have been defined main characteristics of the lean production concept. There has been substantiated the expediency of applying the concept of “lean management” in the university - the management system of the organization that contributes to the optimization of all its business processes, enhancing the potential of each employee for maximum orientation to the needs of the consumer. Organizational process of learning modern tools of lean production system at the weekly University seminars through creating the Department of human resources development is being considered, the practice of modeling lean production system tools and their implementation in the structural units of the University is studied. Intercompany training is regarded as a basis of a management system of the University. It has been said that research and innovation activities in Astrakhan State University have taken an important part for the last decade. Special attention is paid to long-term cooperation between the University and its partners from the neighboring countries (Gilyan University, Baku State University, Shanghay University, Dongseo University, Clark University, Bard-College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute etc.) and building the international innovative corridor. There are used methods of analogy, generalization, analysis and synthesis. As a result, a self-learning University - Astrakhan State University - has been created with an extensive communication system, employees engaged in continuous improvement and satisfied customers. There has been presented the algorithm of implementation of lean production tools in the University, which will be useful for other Russian universities.

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“…Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Кубанский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России (ФГБОУ ВО «КубГМУ» Минздрава России) в 2019 году вошло в Ассоциацию бережливых вузов. В настоящий момент, несмотря на довольно широкое применение бережливого производства в российском образовательном сообществе, в Ассоциацию объединены только 11 вузов [13][14][15]. Важным критерием отбора является систем-ность и непрерывность использования бережливых технологий для повышения качества образовательных услуг и формирования высококвалифицированных специалистов с бережливым мышлением.…”